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Tag Archives: death

Brother Jesse

The unfortunate tale of the eldest Hutchinson son …

Posted byMarek9 December, 201523 January, 2016Posted in1800s, Hutchinson Family SingersTags:1800s, 1810s, David Hutchinson, death, jesse-hutchinson-jr, Milford, sawmillLeave a comment on Brother Jesse

A Scene Such as I Never Before Witnessed (New Hampton, NH) (GUEST POST)

1835: GUEST ARTIST “E.J.P.” (of Sandwich, NH) details Larkin’s adventure in a House of Death …

Posted byMarek6 August, 20135 November, 2013Posted in1830s, death, guest artist, New Hampton, NH history, Sandwich, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family LettersTags:death, Larkin Weed, New Hampton, Phebe Weed, poverty, sandwichLeave a comment on A Scene Such as I Never Before Witnessed (New Hampton, NH) (GUEST POST)

Woman from Lyndeborough (Antrim, 1812)

If you read the town histories, these sorts of things happened all the time back in the day:

Posted byMarek29 October, 201231 October, 2012Posted in1810s, Antrim, death, graves & memorials, LyndeboroughTags:antrim, burial, death, grave, lyndeborough, missing, stone, womanLeave a comment on Woman from Lyndeborough (Antrim, 1812)

More Deaths (Weare)

More tragic ends for some of Weare’s early citizens:

Posted byMarek26 October, 201231 October, 2012Posted in1800-1899, death, forestry, SOURCE=Little, Weare, weatherTags:barrel, death, lightning, log, murder, weareLeave a comment on More Deaths (Weare)

Deaths (Weare)

How folks died in the early days of Weare…

Posted byMarek25 October, 201224 December, 2012Posted in1810s, 1820s, 1830s, death, dogs, hunting, milk, SOURCE=Little, squirrel, WeareTags:death, Enos Baker, Hasket Eaton, John Robie, Jonathan Atwood1 Comment on Deaths (Weare)

Kick of a Horse (Weare)

Town histories often include detailed (and fascinating) lists of the various ways early settlers met their ends.  Let’s take a look at some interesting cases …

Posted byMarek24 October, 201231 October, 2012Posted in1810s, death, horses, SOURCE=Little, WeareTags:death, horse, kick, regret, swear, weareLeave a comment on Kick of a Horse (Weare)

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